title: Chapter 12. Therapists' narratives of therapeutic relationships in the treatment of drug-dependent patients.
abstract: The article explores and analyzes therapists' narratives, using selected stories, and their strategies for achieving a positive therapeutic relationship and a therapeutic alliance with their patients as a critical dimension to enable effective treatment with patients manifesting dependency problems. Although the therapists are applying different treatment and dependency theories and methods they all emphasize the importance of the therapeutic alliance in order to be successful in the treatment process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work and Psychology, University of Gävle , Gävle , Sweden.
authors.forename: Therese
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: von Braun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*